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RING MARKED STONE
A stone with one or more concentric circles cut into the surface.
Classifications
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Monument Thesaurus (rcahms)
Monument Thesaurus (rcahms)
> Religious Ritual And Funerary
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![RING MARKED STONE. Childe collection SC00563310.jpg](https://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/SC00563310.jpg)
![RING MARKED STONE. Detail of cup-and-ring marked stone.
Copy of colour slide. SC00923676.jpg](https://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/SC00923676.jpg)
Related Terms
Term | Note |
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CUP AND RING MARKED ROCK | One or more small, roughly hemispherical depressions surrounded by a concentric arrangement of annular or penannular grooves carved on natural rock outcrop. More complex designs may also occur. |
CUP AND RING MARKED STONE | A stone bearing one or more small, roughly hemispherical depressions surrounded by a concentric arrangement of annular or penannular grooves. More complex designs may also occur. |
CUP MARKED STONE | A stone bearing one or more small, roughly hemispherical depressions, generally created by chipping or pecking. |
RING MARKED ROCK | One or more concentric circles cut into the surface of a natural rock outcrop. Usually found with CUP MARKS. |